Summary:My Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Together, these childhood classmatesMy Perestroika follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times — from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain. (Red Square Productions)…Expand

My Perestroika gives you a privileged sense of learning the history of a place not from a book but from the people who lived it. Watching it is a little like attending a party in an unfamiliar city and discovering the place's secrets from the guests.

My Perestroika is fairly foursquare as documentary filmmaking goes; it isn't stylistically snazzy, nor doggedly vérité. Its closest kin in the genre is Michael Apted's "Up" films, which are similarly focused on how people change over time.

The film is a must see for everybody, who has any connection or interest in Russia and Russians. It is as simple is that - if you are tryingThe film is a must see for everybody, who has any connection or interest in Russia and Russians. It is as simple is that - if you are trying to better understand your Russian friend, colleague, business partner and you ever wonder "why?" and "how?" about their way of thinking and behavior - you will get some answers. Unique combination of compassion and non judgmental objectivity are the corner stones of this masterpiece.…Collapse